Kimberly-Clark Corporation ( KMB ) will begin trading ex-dividend on September 07, 2017. A cash dividend payment of $0.97 per share is scheduled to be paid on October 03, 2017. Shareholders who purchased KMB prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 3rd quarter that KMB has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $122.91, the dividend yield is 3.16%.
The previous trading day's last sale of KMB was $122.91, representing a -9.76% decrease from the 52 week high of $136.21 and a 10.43% increase over the 52 week low of $111.30.
KMB is a part of the Consumer Durables sector, which includes companies such as Westrock Company ( WRK ) and Ball Corporation ( BLL ). KMB's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $5.98. Zacks Investment Research reports KMB's forecasted earnings growth in 2017 as 3.18%, compared to an industry average of 11.9%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the KMB Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to KMB through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have KMB as a top-10 holding:
- PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio ( PSL )
- SPDR Russell 1000 Low Volatility Focus ETF ( ONEV ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is PSL with an increase of 3.35% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of KMB at 2.6%.
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The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.